Ryloth: Mission 3 - Outpost Initiation

For this mission, you will assume the role of Sergeant Kano. This means that there is a change in how you control movement and use weaponry, but don't worry; Yoda will walk you through the ropes as you make your way through the relatively short stage.

Enemies pour into this corridor from the left and right.

Check along the right wall here to find an artifact.

From the beginning, head straight forward and you'll come almost immediately to a pocket of resistance as soldiers rush to meet you from the left. Defeat them by carefully weaving about while firing your gun (small circles seem to work well). When the last of those soldiers have been defeated, the camera will shift so that the path from which those soldiers came is now directly ahead of you. Proceed along that route.

You'll next face another handful of soldiers, then start toward the right and the camera will switch perspectives again as Yoda talks about crouching behind cover. You can put that skill to use by ducking behind the walls directly ahead of you as you dispatch of the next group of soldiers. After you've eliminated the first enemies, Yoda will tell you about your grenade weapons. Then more soldiers will pour in from hangars to the left and right. You can take these guys out with standard shots while looking ahead, where some tougher enemies will appear both on ground level and on a catwalk toward the upper right. If you want, you can use your grenades on these fellows (make sure to aim the weapon before tossing it).

When the path is clear, continue forward and a wall ahead of you will explode as more enemies rush you. Defeat them and then look along the right side of the screen, toward the shelter behind a low wall. If you walk around behind here, you can find one of the stage's two artifacts. There's ammo in the bunker along the left side of the screen, too. When you're ready to proceed, look to the rubble along the main corridor. Toss a grenade here to blow it out of your way and you can continue onward.

Vault along the walls to proceed through the stage.

Stay behind the low wall and fire on any enemies that swarm the location.

Rubble will fall down and create a trail that you can follow up and over the wall ahead. Here, you'll learn about vaulting. You can climb up short ledges, such as the one that just appeared. Yoda will instruct you to do so as you continue forward. When you reach the top, proceed along the wall and continue vaulting as necessary until you can drop down to another area below. Once you do, you will trigger another change in camera perspective while activating another checkpoint.

Ahead, soldiers will now pour in from the left side. There's a rather significant stream of them, so you need to be ready to either throw some grenades to clear them out quickly or to make frequent use of the short wall ahead for cover. You'll need to fire at them for a decent chunk of time to eliminate the last of the droid enemies. When they're gone, you'll have the option of playing a mini-game based on the exercise that you just completed. It's easiest to clear the groups that arrive during this mini-game if you take out the first wave of the small guys with standard shots and toss a few grenades toward the heftier mech-type foes.

When you're happy with your performance in that mini-game, continue along the corridor and a gold-colored drone will come through an opening to the right. Take care of him, then proceed along the pathway beyond, vaulting over low walls as necessary.

Check the bunker toward the right to find another glowing blue artifact.

Toss grenades to disable the vehicle shields.

Along this new corridor, you'll find yourself rushed by more of the weak droid units. Yoda tells you about using close melee attacks to take out enemies, a technique that works wonderfully in the immediate vicinity. You can even beat down one of the heftier gray fellows. Past that, you'll get another tip from Yoda. This one deals with rolling to avoid blaster fire. Now you'll find yourself in another wider area with a building toward the right. Enemies will swarm you here and you can dodge their shots if needed but in general should be able to avoid them quite easily by continuing to weave and fire. When the path is clear, check the opening in the building to the right to find another artifact.

Continue along the main passageway now. It leads up some stairs. As you arrive at the top of those stairs, you'll be treated to a scene that depicts a bunch of enemies arriving to swarm the plaza area where you now find yourself.

Once you're in control again, you'll find your team forced to avoid a lot of fire from both the right and from the background. Start by taking care of any drones positioned immediately to your right. They should go down fairly quickly, leaving you free to tend toward more of the enemies that were attacking along the background. Quickly eliminate the smaller guys with standard fire as you work slowly toward the right and continue eliminating weak units with bullets and melee hits. Soon you'll find yourself being fired upon by larger vehicles with force shields. You can disable those shields with well-aimed grenade tosses, then finish off the vehicles with a few standard shots. Tend to those vehicles, then two more squads of weaker units that will pass through the doorway just beyond. Before you know it, you'll be watching the end-of-stage cutscene!